Clinical Nurse Consultant

Contract: Fixed-Term, Part-Time, 24.0 hours per fortnight until 30.09.2024

A rare opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced Registered Nurse to join our BRHS Home Based Nursing Services team in this varied and rewarding senior nursing role.

The position:

The Residential in-Reach service is designed to prevent unnecessary hospital presentation from Residential Aged Care facilities. This role will triage calls made to the service and take referrals from direct care staff of the Residential Aged Care Facility, the Emergency Department, General Practitioner, and the wards. This role will suit a confident decision maker who demonstrates a strong sense of autonomy and accountability. You will use your excellent communication skills to continually collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure positive relationships exist.

What can we offer you?

• Enjoy a dvancement opportunities you wouldn't get in a larger hospital.
• Enjoy a professional environment with a focus on delivering safe and effective care, quality improvement and staff professional development. 
• Great opportunity to use your advanced nursing skills and experience in a senior clinical role to improve patient outcomes
• Be rewarded by making a real positive impact to our community.
• Relish an  amazing work/life balance  enjoying a relaxed lifestyle living on the Gippsland Lakes with easy access to isolated beaches, the high-country, national parks and snow fields 

What you need?

• Current AHPRA registration as Registered Nurse and extensive clinical acute nursing experience.
• Demonstrated advanced physical assessment skills, including proficiency in catheter care, administration of IV fluids and medications, complex wound management, palliative care, accessing and de-accessing CVAD'S, and bedside blood tests.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and promote teamwork and relationship building at a local and organisational level to deliver organisational outcomes

Please refer to the attached position description for other key selection criteria requirements.

Interested?

For more information contact: Carolyn Nelson, District Nursing Manager on

Applications close: Wednesday 29th May 2024

Applications are to be submitted by selecting “Apply Now” below and are to include:

• Cover letter
• Resume (including two recent referees)
• Response to the full key selection criteria (as listed in the attached position description)

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In accordance with Victorian Public Health directions, all employees working in the Public Health system are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.  Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of full COVID19 vaccination prior to commencement.